Attachment for radiators.



f EJ1- GLAGKIN ATTACHMENTTOR mm uo zs APPLICATION-FILED DEG-.8, 1906 Patented u 20, 1909.

UNITED STATES rn'rnrrr' OFFICE.

EDWARD J. GLACKINpOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ATTACHMENT non RADIATORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .iul 20, .1909.-

App'lication filed. December 8, 1906. Serial No. 346,864.

, air furnished by the ordinary radiator. In-

cidentally, my attachment serves as a valve by which the heated airand water of con.-

densation may be drawn off to regulate the heat without any drip upon the floor such as is, likely to occur w1th the ordinary valve used for this purpose. It may also be used for the purpose of furnishing a limited amount of water heated by the radiator.

To illustrate my invention, I annex hereto a sheet of drawings in which the'same refer:

ence characters are applied to the m all thefigures, of which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the radiator same parts In carrying out my invention, I presid rece tacle'5, which is preferablyconstructed erture 9, which of s eet metal and is preferably of the narrow elongated, rectan ular sha e shown so that It is adapted to receptacle is provided, preferably at the bottom of one-end, with a cock 6, by, which the water may be drawn off from the receptacle when for. any reason it becomes desirable. To readily indicate the water level, I preferably provide a glass panel 7 in one end, whichextends u substantially to the lowermost of the per orations 8, which are preferably provided to permit the escape of the vapor as the water in the rece tacle evaporates. As it may be desirab e. at times to introduce a supply of water into the receptacle Without taking it from the radiator, I preferably employ the filling apreferably has assoclated therewith the stationary funnel 10, which is e fitted 1n the 100 s of the coil's'of the radiator as shown. '1 e preferably normally closed by tne lid 11 which is pivoted to the casing at" 12. The receptacle is connected with the radiator by means of the plug 'l-fi which is adapted to be screwedinto the threaded aperture ordinarilyprovided for an aut0matic yal-ve,.-- or any other suitable "aperture, and it 1s connected to the pipe 14 by means of the shutoff valve 15 interposed for the pn pose of regulating the amount of steam onwater that can pass from the radiator 'to the re-1 I ceptacle, it, of course, being understood that where a steam radiator is employed thevalve may be closed entirely when it is,

desirable to' cool off the radiator coils, and. that it may be opened to permit the desired amountof steam to pass into the receptacle for condensation and to establish the roper circulation of steam iii-the coils. t, of course, mayl also be used to draw off the water of condensation when the steam is diator is'employedthe valve is necessary to draw the desired amount of water iorj'evaporation into the receptacle. The pipel i is connected with the top of the receptacle by an desired form ofunlon 16, a common form having my invention attached thereto withidielng illustrated in section in 3.

a portion of the coils on one side being.

Bythe use of my afOresaid'invention, it will be apparent that the movement of the steam in a radiator can be readily controlled,

and also the amount of evaporation of mois- 7 While I have shown and described my infreshly admitted, Where a hot water ra- I "ture into the air carilikewise be readily regu lated, whether the radiator be used. for

vention as embodied in the form which I at present consider best adapted to carry out my invention, it will be understood that it is capable of modifications, and I do not desire to be limited in the interpretation of the fol lowing claims except as may be necessitated by the state of theprior art.

What I- claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States; is:

1. The combination with a radiator having the loopcoils, of a deep water receptacle.

having openings therein near the top to permit the vapor of water to escape into the atmosphere located in the loops of the coils and having the proper cross section to fit snugly therein and present a large surface for heat convection, pipe connections leading from the upper part of the, radiator into the receptacle, and a valve in said connections to en or close the passage therethrough so i t at steam may be passed throughthe radiator into the receptacle when desired, substantially as and for the purpose described. 2. The combination with a radiator having the loop coils,-of a deep water receptacle having openings therein near the top to per-- mit the vapor of Water to escape into the atmosphere located in the loops of the coils and havmg the proper cross section to fit snugly therein and present a large surface for heat convection, plpe connectlons leading from the upper art of the radiator into the receptacle, a va ve in said connections to open or rece ta close the passage therethrough so that steam may be passed through the radiator into the c e when desired, and a draw-off cock at tie bottom of one end of the receptacle.

3. The combination with a radiator having the loop coils, of a deep water receptacle having openings therein near the top to permit the vapor of water to escape into the atmosphere located in the loops of the coils and having the proper cross section to fit snugly therein and present a large surface for heat convection, pipe connections leading from the upper art of the radiator into the receptacle, a va vein sald connectlons to openor I close the passage therethrough so that steam may be passed through the radiator into the recepta e when desired, said receptacle having a filling aperture at the top of one end thereof independent of the pipe connec.

tions, and a sight lass in the same end of the receptacle as the lling aperture.

the loop coils, of a deep waterreceptacle hav- 4. The combination with a radiator having ing openings therein near the top to permit the va or of water to escape into the atmoshere coated in the loops of the coils and aving the proper cross section to fit snugly therein and present a large surface for heat convection, pipe connections leading fromthe upper part of the radiator into the receptacle, a valve in-said connections to open or close the passage therethrough so that steam may be passed through the radiator into the receptacle when desired, a draw-off cock at the bottom of one end of the receptacle, said receptacle having a filling aperture at the top of the same end thereof and 

